Officially, Gettleman’s plan is to release Flowers if he can’t trade him by 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to sources. But the Daily News has learned that as of late Monday afternoon, Flowers was gone from the building and effectively off the team already.

Shurmur confirmed that by saying Flowers “was not out there today” for the team’s walkthrough on a short week for Thursday night’s game against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles (2-3).

“I appreciate the way he’s played hurt and handled a tough situation,” Manning said. “Even these last weeks, when you’re told someone else is playing, he’s done everything we’ve asked him to do. I hate to lose a teammate.”

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Flowers, 24, Jerry Reese’s ninth overall pick in 2015 out of Miami, played in 51 games and started 48 of them across four seasons, mostly at left tackle.

But the 6-6, 334-pounder never developed the proper technique to consistently protect Eli Manning, hampering the Giant offense. And Flowers’ attitude was as problematic as his play.

Flowers, who reportedly threw in the towel on the Giants’ Week 17 finale last season, chafed this offseason at the signing of Nate Solder to replace him at left tackle.

Flowers did not report for the early weeks of Giants offseason workouts under new coach Pat Shurmur and yet still was handed the starting right tackle job.

Within two weeks Gettleman knew he had made a huge mistake. The Giants benched Flowers for Chad Wheeler in Week 3 in Houston. They played Spencer Pulley over Flowers as an extra tackle in Week 4 against the New Orleans Saints. Pulley was about to enter as Wheeler’s replacement Sunday in Charlotte if Wheeler’s hand injury had caused him to miss time.

And now Flowers is out, leaving Landon Collins (second round, 33rd overall) as the only Giants draft pick remaining of six from 2015. Flowers’ exit also means all five starters from the 2017 Giants offensive line are no longer on the roster.

Wheeler said of Flowers’ release: “Anything can happen. It’s week-by-week (in the NFL) so you never know.”

The second-year pro out of USC said of his own play: “I can always be better. Obviously there are things I want to improve this week. It’s a short week, so I’ve got to just be mentally prepared and come out Thursday rolling.”

The Giants like Wheeler a lot, though. He endured a difficult Week 3 matchup against J.J. Watt but has given them physicality in the run game and more reliability from down-to-down. He also played through a hand injury sustained during Sunday’s loss to Carolina.

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“I don’t think I missed a snap, right?” Wheeler said, when told he’d been announced as questionable.

He did not, and so now he is part of the Giants’ future, while Flowers is officially — finally — in the past.